AndyZaltzHair
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I am opening this thread as I have few spare time to write this up. Ideally we should start at the end of running draft. Its the Building Blocks Draft.
Block I
In this block, each manager will nominate 1 player that they want above all. If two managers nominate same player then that player becomes ineligible for the rest of the draft.
Block II
In this block, each manager will nominate 20 players that they want to bin. Those players will be ineligible for the rest of the draft unless they are revived in Block III.
Block III
In this block, each manager will nominate 4 players that will go into a pool. From the pool these players will go to other manager (including you) unless that player was nominated in Block II by the same manager (including you).
Block IV
In this block, there will be six rounds of normal draft order to revive your team.
Block V
In this block, those of you failed to pick players in other blocks will get their chance to pick by normal draft order.
Strategy Notes:
For Block I, its pretty simple that you would want to take a good player up front for your team. So you have to choose carefully and not get cancelled out by other managers. Then both of you miss out and go empty handed in Block I. For Block II and III, its a bit tricky. You would want to cancel good players for Block IV and so others cannot pick them but at the same time if you cancel a good player then from block III, you will not be eligible to get that player as you have moved him into the bin. Whereas if lucky, another manager will be eligible to get that player even from the bin if anyone nominates that player in Block III. Also you would want to nominate bad players in Block II so if that player is nominated in Block III then you are immune from getting that player. The strategy goes vice versa.
Rules:
1. Nominations will be via PM. First nominations for Block I will be received and revealed then Block II and Block III together.
2. When Block IV starts, I will randomise the six rounds and post all at once. 24 hours standard time between picking each player.
3. Everyone is eligible who played at least one first class match. Cut off date is the end day of 1st Ashes test ‘23.